Fish net mounting



March 23, 1943.- A. T. RlEDl 2,314,633

FISH NET MOUNTING Original Filed July 23, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor March 23, 1943. A. T. RIEDI 1 2,314,633

FISH {NET MOUNTING Original F iled July 23,-=194o 2 Sheets-Sheei 2 Inventor Patented Mar. 23,1943

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISH NET MOUNTING Arnold T. Riedi, Dubuque, Iowa Original application July 23, 1940, Serial No. 347,026, now Patent No. 2,289,592, dated July 14, 1942. Divided andthis application April 9, 1942, Serial No. 438,337

2 Claims. (01. 248-94) This is a divisional application of my co-pending application Serial No. 347,026, filed July 23, 1940, now Patent No. 25289592 dated July 14, 1942.

The present invention r elates to new and useful improvements in fishing pole and fish net mounting and has for its primary object to provide an efficient and inexpensive device of this character for supporting ,a fish pole in proper position while still fishing or trolling and also includes the provision of a support for a fish net in the water in a manner for convenient removal out of the water into the boat, when desired, the construction of the device being such that either the fish pole or the net may be rotated in a complete circle and secured against rotation, when desired.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in performance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational view illustrating a fishing pole and fish net mounting constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view illustrating the device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

mounting the present invention on the side or 1 gunwale of a boat, a fragmentary portion of which is indicated by the character 5. clamp 5 includes a clamping bolt 1.

Formed integrally with the U-clamp is a vertically arranged sleeve 8 provided with a screwthreaded opening 9 to receive a set bolt H]. A stem II is rotatably mounted in the sleeve and includes an annular groove [2 to receive the bolt Ill for rotatably securing and locking the stem H in the sleeve against rotation. The upper end of the stem is screw-threaded to receive thereon a washer 13 which rests upoon the upper end of the sleeve and a nut I4 for de- The U- tachably securing on the upper end of the stem a pole holder designated generally at I5 and adapted for supporting the pole in an inclined position as shown by the dotted line 28 in Figure 1. e

A cuff I6 is journaled on the sleeve and includes spaced ears I! within which is pivotally received a shank l8 of a net-supporting hoop i9. The shank I8 is detachably and pivotally connected to the ears ll as shown at 20. The hoop I9 is of half-round shape and has removably mounted thereon a fish net or bag 2| including a series of hoops 22 similarly shaped to the hoop [9 for supporting the bag or net throughout its length and it is preferable that the latter be slightly larger towards its lower end than its mouth or upper end so as to accommodate a large number of fish without crowding.

When the net or bag is in use for supporting fish within the water, the shank 58 of the hoop l9 rests upon the U-clamp, the latter being provided with spaced reinforcing ribs 23 between which is located the shank 8 to prevent the cuff 15 from rotating on the sleeve 8. This construction will permit the bag or net to be swung upwardly and rotated about the sleeve 8 to assume a position within the boat. When the bag or net is arranged in the water, the fiatside thereof is disposed next to the side of the boat so as to be convenient for placing fish therein.

A collar 25 is secured on the sleeve 8 to prevent the cuif l6 from sliding upwardly on the sleeve.

It is believed the details of construction, operation and advantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claimis:

1. In a device of the character described, a U-clamp, a member integral with and rising from said clamp, a cuff journaled on said member and including spaced ears projecting radially from the cuif, and a fish net including a hoop and a shank integral therewith and received between and pivoted to said ears.

In a device of the character described, a U-clamp, a member integral with and rising from said clamp, a cufi journaled on said member and including spaced ears, a fish net including a hoop and a shank integral therewith and received therebetween and pivoted to said ears, reinforcing ribs formed on said clamp and spaced to receive the shank for securing the fish net against rotation on the member.

ARNOLD T; RIEDI. 

